Printable Peak Guide

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Location: Riverside County, about 2 miles northeast of Idyllwild, 112 miles from Los Angeles

Auto Club	Riverside County, Los Angeles and Vicinity
Forest Service	San Bernardino National Forest
USGS Topos	San Jacinto Peak 7½, Idyllwild 7½
Official HPS Maps	TPO file - Save to your computer then open with National Geographic TOPO!
	Viewable JPG file - Approximately 920K
	GPX file or Google Earth KML file to download to GPS units and other map software (How to use GPX and KML files)
	Routes as shown on CalTopo using the above files (How to use CalTopo)

(USFS Adventure Pass may be required)

Drive I-10 to Banning. Exit at 8th Street (SR 243). Note your odometer and go as follows:
At 0.2 mile, turn left.
At 0.7 mile, turn right on San Gorgonio Avenue.
At 1.4 miles, keep left on SR 243.
At 25.0 miles, Idyllwild Ranger Station (San Bernardino National Forest) on the left. Turn left on Pine Crest Avenue. Note your odometer and go as follows:
At 0.6 mile, intersection. Make a half right on South Circle Drive.
At 0.7 mile, Fern Valley Drive on the left with a sign "Humber Park". Turn left.
At 1.2 miles, fork. Keep left.
At 2.2 miles, trailhead on the left. This is the climber's trail for Suicide Rock. Keep straight.
At. 2.6 miles, Humber Park. Park here.

The Devils Slide Trail begins at the upper right corner of the parking lot. From this trailhead (6440'), hike up the trail 2.5 miles to Saddle Junction (8040'). At this point there are four trail choices.
Take the extreme right trail with a sign "Tahquitz Peak".
Follow this trail up to the summit.